In this hydrodynamics problem we are asked what guage pressure must a machine produce in order to suck mud of a density 1800 kg/m3 up a tube by a height of 1.5 m?

Hydrostatic equilibrium: Pressure vs height (PhysCasts)

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Hydrostatic equilibrium: Pressure vs height (PhysCasts)

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